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Christopher Adams

Chris is an Associate in Patton Boggs’ Washington DC office and assists clients with patent prosecution, licensing and litigation matters using his technical knowledge and experience in various computer hardware, software and Internet technologies, as well as chemistry
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Nick Allard

Nick became the eighth dean of Brooklyn Law School on July 1, 2012. His continuing role as a partner with Patton Boggs includes his role as co-chair of the firm’s Public Policy Department and the Government Advocacy practice. His practice draws on his understanding of legislative, regulatory and administrative matters to counsel clients in the fields of telecommunications, information technology, health, energy, environmental law and higher education. - See more at: http://www.pattonboggs.com/professional/nicholas-allard
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Grant Allen

Grant Allen is Senior Vice President of ABB Technology Ventures (ATV). Grant focuses on investments in cleantech and various other technology related industries. He holds a BSE in civil and environmental engineering with honors from Duke University and an MBA from The Wharton School where he was on the board of the Wharton Alumni Association and a Citi Foundation Leadership Fellow. - See more at: http://www.abb.us/cawp/abbzh254/b9299386c4b7ca82c12579180034900a.aspx
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Paul Besozzi

Paul is a Partner in Patton Boggs’ DC office and primarily represents clients in the competitive telecommunications arena, including wireless, broadband and emerging technology areas. His extensive experience of some 30 years in these fields includes regulatory, transactional, legislative and litigation matters for clients. See more at: http://www.pattonboggs.com/professional/paul-besozzi
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Julie Black

Julie Black assists with the research, development, and implementation of legislative and regulatory strategy for her clients, which range from pharmaceutical companies to specialty coalitions. She also helps clients in securing federal funding through Congressional appropriations.
Before joining Patton Boggs, Ms. Black worked in the office of U.S. Senator Richard G. Lugar (R-IN), where she gained extensive knowledge of the legislative process and established strong relationships on Capitol Hill.
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Josh Bolten

Mr. Bolten is the Weinberg Visiting Professor at the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University. Previously, Mr. Bolten served as Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush and Director of the Office of Management and Budget. He also served as international trade counsel to the Senate Finance Committee, general counsel to the U.S. Trade Representative and as deputy assistant for legislative affairs to President George H.W. Bush.
Mr. Bolten's experience in the nonprofit organization world includes serving on the Boards of Directors of both the U.S. Holocaust Museum and the ONE Campaign. In the private sector, he was Executive Director for Legal and Government Affairs at Goldman Sachs International in London. Mr. Bolten earned his undergraduate degree from Princeton University and a law degree from Stanford University.
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Bret Boyles

Bret Boyles is a Public Policy Advisor at Squire Patton Boggs in Washington DC, and the co-chair of the firm's General Lobbying Public Policy Practice. See more on Bret - http://www.pattonboggs.com/professional/bret-boyles.
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Alberto Cardenas

Al Cardenas is a Senior Partner at Squire Patton Boggs and works out of both the Miami, Florida and Washington DC offices. Al also heads the firm's Florida and Latin America Practice. To learn more about Al, visit http://www.squiresanders.com/al-cardenas/
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Lewis Clark

Lewis Clark concentrates his practice on counseling and advocacy for both private and public sector employers in all types of labor and employment matters and is an experienced mediator of employment and other civil litigation matters. Although spending majority of his time in Squire Patton Boggs’ Phoenix office, yet Lewis’ practice is national in scope. He also practices out of the firm’s offices in New York, Texas and Ohio. - See more at: http://www.squiresanders.com/lew_clark/
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Tom Curtis

Tom works for water utilities as Deputy Executive Director of the American Water Works Association. The Association, AWWA as it is known, is the world’s oldest and largest professional society dedicated to clean water. Tom has more than thirty years of experience in Washington DC, including jobs as the Director of Natural Resources Programs at the National Governors' Association and tenure as the Deputy Executive Director of the Environmental Council of the States. He has been centrally involved in the legislative fights over numerous environmental bills, including the most recent amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act. Over the years Tom has served on numerous committees and task forces for EPA and groups like the Keystone and Aspen Institutes.
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Ilire Daija-Buza

Ilire Daija-Buza is the Acting Director General of the Office of the Auditor General in Kosovo. Her tasks include reporting and accounting for the Auditor General, developing managerial competencies, establishing internal financial controls, and cultivating good governance. Under her supervision are Finances, Procurement, HR, ICT, PR, Legal, Logistics and Translation. She is part of the advisory and top management group aiming to further advance the external audit of public sector in Kosovo. She is also a Technician Accountant in Kosovo from the Society of Certified Accountants and Auditors of Kosovo.Ilire holds a Master’s of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Sheffield in Thessaloniki, Greece. Her bachelor’s degree is in Management and Informatics from Iliria University in Prishtina, Kosovo. She is a certified Quality Systems Manager from Quality Austria and holds a Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership from the Chartered Management Institute of UK.
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Amy Davenport

Amy is a public policy specialist and a resident in the firm’s DC office. She works closely with universities, municipalities and private sector companies on a range of legislative and administrative matters related to higher education, cybersecurity, and transportation and infrastructure. - See more at: http://www.pattonboggs.com/professional/amy-davenport#sthash.k3lE6VEv.dpuf
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Roddy Devlin

Roddy is a Partner in Squire Sanders’ New York office. He is an experienced lawyer practicing in the areas of project finance and public private partnerships (P3s). His practice focuses on the structuring, financing, acquisition, construction, operation and maintenance of infrastructure assets, both domestically and overseas. See more at: http://www.squiresanders.com/professionals/Detail.aspx?attorney=abfb44c5-6e28-4e97-a91b-56b9948adb32
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Michael Engelman

Mike has two distinct, but complementary practice areas. For more than 15 years he has advised energy sector clients on all aspects of project development related to independent power production and independent transmission development throughout the United States. He protects client interests before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), preparing client submissions and meeting with FERC commissioners and key staff on rulemaking for transmission cost allocation and planning, transmission incentive rates, market rules and RTO and ISO governances, among other matters. At the state level, Mike has appeared formally on behalf of clients before more than one dozen state commissions; informally he works closely with state utility commission staff on independent transmission development in their respective states. - See more at: http://www.pattonboggs.com/professional/michael-engleman#sthash.MNs3xVcd.dpuf
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Clark Kent Ervin

Clark served as Inspector General of the Departments of Homeland Security and the State, as well as the Broadcasting Board of Governors during the administration of President George W. Bush. He is now a Partner at Squire Patton Boggs' Washington DC office and helps clients under investigation, or facing the prospect of investigation, by federal Offices of Inspector General, to craft, coordinate and implement strategic defenses. - See more on Clark at: http://www.pattonboggs.com/professional/clark-ervin#sthash.1jVxOxxR.dpuf
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Digna French

Partner at Squire Patton Boggs' Miami office, focuses her practice on complex, commercial and multidistrict litigation, products liability defense, and international litigation and arbitration in both state and federal courts. Digna also maintains an active appellate practice. See more at: http://www.squiresanders.com/digna_french/
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Taryn Frideres

Ms. Frideres, an Associate in Squire Patton Boggs' Washington DC office, focuses her practice on international business and public policy matters. She has participated in the representation of more than five foreign sovereign governments and assisted in counseling numerous multinational companies on issues related to trade policy, foreign investment, market access, and international treaties. - See more at: http://www.pattonboggs.com/professional/taryn-frideres#sthash.3fWMFT4H.dpuf
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Kim Gandy

Kim currently serves as the president and CEO of the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV). From her years as a young activist in her native Louisiana, to her work prosecuting violent offenders, to her energetic participation in the passage of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in 1994, and the subsequent re-authorizations, Kim has remained profoundly committed to ensuring that women have the opportunity to lead healthy lives in safety and prosperity
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Josh Greene

Josh is a Partner at Squire Patton Boggs in Washington DC. He is also the Chair of the firm's Energy and Environmental Policy Practice. See more on Josh, visit http://www.pattonboggs.com/professional/joshua-greene
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Lisa Henneberry

Lisa Henneberry, a resident of Squire Patton Boggs’ Washington DC office, is the practice group leader for the firm’s Energy & Resources regulatory group. She has extensive energy experience including handling all aspects of projects related to natural gas pipelines, power plants, renewable facilities and liquefied natural gas facilities in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Africa and Europe. She is also well-practiced in the negotiation and arbitration of natural gas and LNG price review claims. - See more at: http://www.squiresanders.com/lhenneberry/
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Nancy Hogshead-Makar

New York, N.Y., April 19, 2010 – The Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF) today named Professor Nancy Hogshead-Makar its Senior Director of Advocacy. The WSF was founded by Billie Jean King in 1974 as a driving force to attract girls and women to sport while promoting better health and education.
Hogshead-Makar has a 25-year history with the WSF. She began as an intern after the 1984 Olympics, where as a swimmer she won three gold and one silver medal. She became a member of the Board of Directors in 1985, becoming Vice-President from 1990-92, and served as the organization’s third President from 1992-94. She has served as the organization’s Legal Advisor since 2003.
Hogshead-Makar’s expertise spans an array of gender equity issues, including sports participation, sexual harassment, employment, pregnancy and legal enforcement. Her book, co-authored with Andrew Zimbalist, EQUAL PLAY, TITLE IX AND SOCIAL CHANGE, has received critical acclaim since its release in November 2007 by Temple University Press. She was the lead author of the NCAA’s Pregnant and Parenting Student-Athletes; Resources and Model Policies, released November 2008.
“Nancy brings profound experience to this role. Her history of working all sides of the issue, from athletes and coaches to educational institutions to legal groups, is without peer”, said Kathryn Olson, CEO of the Women’s Sports Foundation. “Advocacy is a cornerstone of this foundation and under Nancy’s leadership we look forward to continuing to drive the issues that advance the lives of girls and women.”
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Kendall Hussey

Kendall Hussey assists with the research, development, and implementation of a legislative strategy for her clients. She works on behalf of several health care organizations ranging from pharmaceutical companies to specialty coalitions.
Before joining Patton Boggs, Ms. Hussey worked for U.S. Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, assisting the Subcommittee on Bioterrorism and the Public Health Preparedness Staff Director with preparation and coordination of hearings and markups, and performing research on various legislative projects. While working for the Senator, Ms. Hussey gained extensive knowledge of the legislative process and established strong relationships on Capitol Hill. Prior to her work in the Senate, Ms. Hussey also worked at a Washington-based government relations firm that assists trade associations, companies, cities, and universities in their dealings with the federal government.
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Jack Kingston

Jack Kingston co-chairs Squire Patton Boggs' Defense Policy Practice. A former member of the US Congress, from 1993-2015, Jack earned a reputation as an effective legislator with a keen ability to resole complex matters by reaching across the aisle. Jack now helps clients address public policy challenges in legislatures and regulatory agencies around the world. - See more at: http://www.pattonboggs.com/professional/jack-kingston#sthash.EKv4lpHv.dpuf
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Lacy Kolo

Lacy is Partner in Squire Patton Boggs' Washington DC office and represents US and international clients through every stage of intellectual property (IP) development and management, including patent prosecution, due diligence, patent litigation, licensing, and technology transfer. - See more at: http://www.pattonboggs.com/professional/lacy-kolo#sthash.n4iwbOPn.dpuf
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Stephen G. Kraskin

Mr. Kraskin is the managing member of the Communications Advisory Counsel, a legal and
consulting firm. The firm, which was formerly known as Kraskin, Lesse & Cosson focuses on
telecommunications transactions and regulation. Mr. Kraskin is also the publisher of Independent
Telecom Reports which produces the bi-weekly Independent Report, the “Back Page” and other
publications which are subscribed to by several hundred telecommunications companies, financial
analysts and government and Congressional offices.
Mr. Kraskin's initial professional experience in telecommunications was acquired when he served as
Deputy Assistant General Counsel of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
where he represented NARUC in the proceedings and litigation that led up to divestiture of the Bell
System. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Kraskin was General Counsel to a consulting company
specializing in service to the rural telephone industry. In this role, he was involved in many of the
initial proceedings before the FCC and state commissions which dealt with the impact of the AT&T
divestiture on Independent Telephone Companies
Mr. Kraskin entered private practice in 1986. His practice initially concentrated on representation of
Independent Telephone Companies in proceedings before the FCC and state commissions in matters
involving access charges, toll settlements, and other rate of return/interconnection issues. Today, Mr.
Kraskin’s focus is on public policy and its impact on his clients. He provides assistance to clients in
the planning and structuring of their acquisitions, repositioning, and entrance into new business
ventures and activities.
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Michael Lotito

Michael Lotito is the co-chair of the Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute that provides advocacy services for clients, associations, and policy leaders on all workplace concerns. A resident in the firm’s San Francisco office, he practices all aspects of traditional labor relations, including matters arising under the National Labor Relations Act. Michael co-authored “Corporate Campaigns Globalize” for The Executive Counsel (August-September 2011). - See more at: http://www.littler.com/people/michael-j-lotito
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Steve Mahon

Steve Mahon is the Global Managing Partner – clients and strategy of Squire Patton Boggs. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and hedge fund investing and corporate financing activities. He also provides advice to clients, including boards of directors, on matters such as corporate governance, securities law, strategic investments and joint ventures.- See more at: http://www.squiresanders.com/stephen_mahon/
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Jim Maiwurm

Jim Maiwurm is the Chair and Global CEO of Squire Patton Boggs. His law practice has involved the representation of a diverse range of businesses in private equity infusions, public offerings and sophisticated domestic and international acquisitions, dispositions, financings and joint ventures. He also counsels senior management and boards of directors on operational issues. - See more at: http://www.squiresanders.com/jmaiwurm/
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Jim Matheson

Former Rep. Jim Matheson (D-Utah) joined Squire Patton Boggs as principal in the firm's public policy practice based in Washington DC. Congressman Matheson recently retired from Congress after seven terms and most recently served as a chief deputy whip for House Democrats. He is well known around Capitol Hill as a legislator who was able to work with colleagues on both sides of the aisle to achieve goals. He joins former Senators Trent Lott and John Breaux and others as part of the firm's preeminent public policy practice.
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Bill McClellan

Bill McClellan joined ERA in January 2003 as director of government affairs. Prior to joining the association, Bill worked as a lobbyist at the Georgia Automobile Dealers Association, covering the state legislature and Georgia's congressional delegation. Before working for the GADA, Bill managed political campaigns at both the congressional and state constitutional levels.
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Stephen McHale

Steve is a Partner based out of Squire Patton Boggs' Washington DC office and advises businesses on issues of national security law and policy, including Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations and enforcement proceedings. Mr. McHale has particular experience in international investment and trade matters, representing domestic and international clients before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) in national security reviews of foreign investments. - See more at: http://www.pattonboggs.com/professional/stephen-mchale#sthash.31raES3Y.dpuf
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Doug McWilliams

Doug is a partner in Squire Patton Boggs’ Cleveland office and his practice encompasses all areas of environmental counseling with an emphasis on air permitting, enforcement and administrative procedure. - See more at: http://www.squiresanders.com/dmcwilliams/
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Carolina Mederos

Carolina Mederos, chair of the firm’s Transportation, Infrastructure, and Federal Funding Practice, counsels corporations, trade associations and local governments on congressional and executive branch policy, legislative and regulatory matters, with an emphasis on creative federal funding and infrastructure development. She has obtained billions of dollars for the firm’s major transportation, water and local government clients through authorizing legislation, appropriations, grants and innovative financing and has expanded market opportunities for private sector clients. - See more at: http://www.pattonboggs.com/professional/carolina-mederos#sthash.NUjNLPBC.dpuf
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Hasbrouck B. Miller Jr.

Hasbrouck B. Miller Jr. (Brook), is Vice President of Smiths Detection North America. His principal responsibilities include all aspects of Smiths Detections Government Affairs activities within the U.S. Government and management of our technical and commercial activities with the State of Israel.
Additionally, he is responsible for business development among the senior level of U.S. Federal agencies, the National Laboratory system and various Government technology groups and actively participates in the Company’s efforts to find and partner with technology developers.
Mr. Miller has been involved in the security technology business for over 10 years as head of sales/marketing and business development with Barringer Instruments and later with Smiths Detection as Manager of the transportation related customers. Prior to that he was a senior manager in a major New York financial and consulting business for 18 years. He holds degrees in business and management from Syracuse University and New York University. He maintains a secret level security clearance with the U.S. Government.
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Dr. Irving Mintzer

Dr. Irving Mintzer is a Professor and Visiting Research Scholar at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC. He is also Senior Advisor to Potomac Asset Management Company as well as Managing Director and Chief Strategist for the Potomac Energy Fund. He is an internationally recognized expert on energy technologies, climate finance, and the impacts of climate change on national and global security. Dr. Mintzer has been involved in the international negotiations related to energy, global climate change, and stratospheric ozone depletion for more than 25 years. For two years, he worked as Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs at the US Department of Energy on issues related to rare earth elements, critical materials and strategic resources. - See more at: http://www.sais-jhu.edu/imintze1
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Ovie Mughelli

Ovie Mughelli, former NFL Pro Bowl fullback with the Atlanta Falcons, now sports analyst on CBS Sports Radio 92.9 FM the Game (WZGC-FM). When not taking the mic to talk sports, Ovie engages, enlightens, and entertains adults and kids alike about the necessity of living green through his namesake organization the Ovie Mughelli Foundation. - See more at: http://omfgreen.org/about/ovie-today/
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Jack Nadler

Jack is Partner in Squire Patton Boggs' Washington DC office and focuses his practice on telecommunications regulation and has worked on a wide range of international and US-based telecommunications projects. Jack has worked extensively on issues regarding telecommunication liberalization, competitive safeguards and the regulation of IP-based services. He also has substantial experience in communications-related antitrust matters. Recognized by Who's Who Legal 100 2014 as among the foremost legal practitioners in telecommunications law. See more on Jack at: http://www.squiresanders.com/jack_nadler/
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Caroline Noblet

Caroline has more than 20 years of experience as an employment lawyer, advising a broad range of businesses including FTSE 100 and 250 companies, on all aspects of employment law. - See more at: http://www.squiresanders.com/Caroline_Noblet/
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Richard Oparil

Richard is a partner in Squire Patton Boggs’ DC office and has expertise in International Trade Commission Section 337 investigations, which is a section of the Tariff Act of 1930 that has the authority to investigate claims of patent, trademark, and copyright infringement. -See more at: http://www.pattonboggs.com/professional/richard-oparil
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Stuart Pape

Stuart is a Partner in Patton Boggs’ Washington DC office and helps clients understand and meet challenges presented by regulations imposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and similar health and safety regulatory bodies worldwide
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Cordell Parvin

Cordell practiced law for more than 36 years. He developed a highly successful national construction law practice. Cordell has always had a passion for teaching and coaching young lawyers. His current work focuses on works with lawyers as individuals and seeks to inspire and energize them based on their individual career and life dreams. He currently coaches lawyers from across the United States and Canada. - See more at: http://www.cordellparvin.com/about_cordell.html.
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Eugenia Pierson

Eugenia is Principal in Squire Patton Boggs' Washington DC office and a leader of the firm's health care public policy group. She represents a range of health care clients to advance their interests by working closely with Congress, the Administration and relevant stakeholders. Ms. Pierson assists clients with development and implementation of legislative and regulatory strategies to ensure that the client’s most pertinent health policy objectives are being sufficiently addressed. - See more at: http://www.pattonboggs.com/professional/eugenia-pierson#sthash.9NYKCGOr.dpuf
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Tom Reems

Tom Reems is a business lawyer at Squire Patton Boggs specializing in clean tech and clean tech financing. He is a special advisor to Novus Energy Funds, a clean tech investment fund, and was the outside general counsel to Bright Automotive, a start-up hybrid vehicle manufacturer. He advises companies on attracting investors and successfully executing a business and finance strategy and has worked with companies in many aspects of clean tech including, demand management, LED lighting, solar panel manufacturing, renewable project developers, electric vehicle manufacturers and battery technology. - See more at: http://www.pattonboggs.com/professional/thomas-reems
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Brandon Román

Brandon Román advises domestic and international clients on a range of legal, legislative, and regulatory issues. Mr. Román helps clients develop comprehensive strategies to address legislative and regulatory interests as well as legal concerns. His work includes identifying client needs and helping them navigate the legal, legislative, and regulatory landscape, focusing primarily on government investigations, financial services and products, tax, and real estate. - See more at: http://www.pattonboggs.com/professional/brandon-roman#sthash.ZAlp76Is.dpuf
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Frank Samolis

Frank is a Partner in Patton Boggs’ Washington DC office and advises clients on international trade matters, including trade law, trade policy and legislation, and international trade negotiations.
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Frank Samolis

Frank Samolis is a Partner and co-chair of Squire Patton Boggs' International Trade Practice and is based out of the firm's Washington DC office. He advises clients on international trade matters, including trade law, trade policy and legislation, and international trade negotiations. - See more at: http://www.pattonboggs.com/professional/frank-samolis#sthash.N5seFiDW.dpuf
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Dave Schnittger

Dave Schnittger joined Squire Patton Boggs after serving for 21 years on the congressional staff of current US House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), working as Deputy Chief of Staff in Speaker Boehner’s leadership office from 2006 to 2015. Known as “Schnitt” to many on Capitol Hill, he advises the firm and its clients on global communications and legislative strategy, working with former Senators Trent Lott and John Breaux and others as part of the firm's preeminent public policy practice.
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Lea Shllaku

Lea Shllaku works in the Ministry of Trade and Industry as a Senior Investment Promotion Officer at the Investment Promotion Agency of Kosovo. She is mainly responsible for providing information and advisory services to investors for the purpose of facilitating investment decisions, the establishment of businesses, and the establishment of business contracts. She also advises public authorities regarding foreign investment. She has undertaken the following activities to improve the perception of Kosovo as an attractive place for investment: conducting targeted advertising campaigns, organizing public relations events (exhibitions, investor forums, and seminars), providing information to public media, and developing tools and suggesting actions for sustainable development of the private sector.
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Rodney E. Slater

Former US Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater helps clients integrate their interests in the overall vision for the transportation system of the 21st Century—a vision he set as transportation secretary to promote a safer, more efficient, environmentally sound and sustainable worldwide transportation infrastructure. Mr. Slater also helps state and local government clients address the vexing challenge of closing the gap between transportation demand and capacity by employing public/private strategies and innovative financing solutions. Mr. Slater's practice focuses on many of the policy and transportation objectives that were set under his leadership, including aviation competition and congestion mitigation, maritime initiatives, high-speed rail corridor development, and overall transportation safety and funding. He continues to embrace the framework he established as secretary for making transportation decisions that called for more open, collaborative and flexible decision making across the transportation enterprise here and abroad. - See more at: http://www.pattonboggs.com/professional/rodney-slater#sthash.gTqndG3c.dpuf
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DeMaurice Smith

DeMaurice Smith is a trial lawyer and litigation partner at Patton Boggs who concentrates in white-collar criminal defense and “bet the company” tort liability trials. He is Chair of the firm’s Government Investigations and White-Collar Practice Group.
Mr. Smith is a seasoned lawyer who has held lead or “first chair” responsibility in more than 80 federal and state jury trials to verdict. He has argued numerous cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and he has defended individuals in high profile criminal cases and Congressional investigations while also representing Fortune 500 companies in criminal and complex civil cases, compliance matters, and internal investigations.
A native Washingtonian from Anacostia, Mr. Smith served from 1991-2000 as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of Columbia U.S. Attorney’s Office, including service as a senior prosecutor in the Violent Crime Section and the Transnational / Major Crimes Sections of the office. Mr. Smith then served as Counsel to Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder. He was also the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s Lead Representative to the Law Enforcement Inaugural Committee and served in the U.S. Secret Service’s Multi-Agency Command Center during the 2001 Presidential Inauguration.
Mr. Smith is a frequent commentator on MSNBC’s Hardball and The Abrams Report, and on CNN, NBC, Court-TV, and Fox television. He teaches classes on trial advocacy at the University of Virginia, George Washington University, and American University.
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Aaron Tax

Aaron Tax is the Director of Federal Government Relations for Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE), where he advocates for LGBT-inclusive federal aging policies that account for the unique needs of LGBT older adults. - See more at: http://www.sageusa.org/about/staffbio.cfm?ID=42#sthash.eCe16CK9.dpuf
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Karen Smith Thiel

Karen Smith Thiel advises clients on matters involving public policy and health care. She applies her knowledge of federal, state, and local health care systems to help clients understand the effects of emerging health policies. - See more at: http://www.pattonboggs.com/professional/karen-thiel
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Dan Waltz

Dan Waltz assists clients who engage in cross-border transfers of goods and technology. He also monitors continuing changes in U.S. foreign and trade policies and helps clients anticipate and adapt to ever-changing U.S. legal and regulatory requirements as they affect international trade. His clients range from small importers and exporters to large multinationals headquartered both inside and outside the United States. Dan focuses on the policies and regulations imposed by the United States that seek to sanction or embargo foreign countries such as Cuba, Iran, Sudan, and Burma. He assists clients in obtaining licenses, counsels them with respect to changing U.S. policy, and represents them in enforcement proceedings. He has also worked to change U.S. policies with respect to certain embargoes, sometimes incrementally in connection with a single license application, and sometimes more broadly, as with the U.S. embargo of Cuba. See more at http://www.pattonboggs.com/professional/daniel-waltz
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Jon Ziefert

Jon Ziefert is an Of Counsel at Patton Boggs in New York. He represents real estate developers, private equity funds, retailers, large investors and institutional lenders involved in complex real estate investment and development transactions and the formation of related joint ventures, equity investment vehicles and operating and management agreements.
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Capital Thinking

March 26, 2009

Hosted by Squire Patton Boggs

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Capital Thinking – Squire Patton Boggs

Thursday at 9 AM Pacific Time on VoiceAmerica Business Channel

Capital Thinking is your weekly glimpse of the intersection between politics, policy, the law, and the world of business. Capital Thinking will go beyond the typical talking head babble of traditional media to give a better understanding of what’s going on in Washington and what it means for your business and your family. Each week, we will feature a mix of influential guests such as policymakers, lawyers and business leaders, who will give you an in-depth and balanced look at issues of interest in Washington, the legal arena and the business world. This is a high-energy hour of radio that will give you actionable intelligence for use as a business leader and citizen. Capital Thinking is broadcast live every Thursday at 9 AM Pacific Time on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel.

Squire Patton Boggs

Squire Patton Boggs is a full service global law firm, providing insight at the point where law, business and government meet. Giving you a voice and supporting your ambitions to achieve successful outcomes. We understand countries, cultures and how business works across the globe and more than 1500 lawyers in 44 offices across 21 countries provide unrivalled access to expertise and invaluable connections on the ground. Commercially focused and policy savvy teams will keep you up-to-date on regulatory matters, help you expand your business globally, and connect you in Washington DC, Brussels and beyond. To find out how we can help you, visit squirepattonboggs.com.